Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-22
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK. September 22-Tho stock market
was again extremely active at tho opening this
morning as well very strong, first prices among
| the active stocks showing advances last
evenings final figures OF from q TO rs per cont
Considerable fevcrishncss marked the dealings,
aud after further fractional gains ia most stocks
prices yielded and quickly lest from y to II, per
cent. Business then quieted down to q marked
degree, and great irregulariiy was developed, but
prices gradually settled down, and at II O'Clock
the market was quiet but unsettled and heavy 1T
material declines from opening figures. Money
easy at 4a5.
BALTIkoaE, Sept 22.-virginia Is CONSOLIDATED
=; psst.due coupons 60; 1040s 81; new g
- bid to day.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. Sept. 22-Thoro are
no new features to report in the Flour markets
holders of stocks do not seem to be making much
effort to sell, and jcbbers arc only buying TO sup
ply current needs. Wheat is rather more active
for strictly prime sanpl.s, which still very
scarce but there is no change in damaged com
mon ard speculative grades; sales run from GO Ia
7Sc per bushc, as TO condition. Corn is iiim and
in good demand at 90 to IS for white, and 80 TO
81 for yellow Rye and Oats arc sleady. Pots.
toes, Eggs and Butter are in very light receipt
and wanted at the recent advance.
BALTIMORE Sept 22-Cotton easier and dull
middling 93sa9lb Flour steady and firm Wheat
Southern steady and quiet; rcd 78aS0 amber
79aS1 Western higher and dull No winter
red spot 7Sa1S y Oct I lla1S3s; Nov S0lsaoO@s;
Dec SlS4aS2. Corn-Southcin irmcr and quiet
white 59a60; yellow 52a55 Western steady AID
,t,,1I, III A,.s
new or old 47a4a4SA Oats firm and quiet
Southern and Penna 30a35 Western white 31a
80 do mixed 31a32I2 Bye firm ~ 53a55 Pro
visions steady, with moderate inquiry. Coffee
dull Rio cargoes ordinary to fair 18lAal9l.
Sugar easier and quiet; 4 soft 6ls. Whisky
quiet a: 81 TO- Othc. articles unchanged.
CHICAGO Sept %, II a. m.-Whelt opered
stiff at 63a. for October, brt is now quoted n
69asa69l6; 77a, for May. Corn 4075 for Oct;
443s for May. Oats 2jA, for Oct Pork ST. 10
for Jan. Lard Sc 30a6 32i9 for Oct.
NEW YORK., Sept. 22-Coton quiet n,laDds
9 11-16 Orleans 1916; futures steady Flour
quiet and weak. Wheat lower Corn lower
Pork dull at SIG Old mess Pork dull At
$15 25a15 so. Lard easier at sc 72l2.
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA. SEPTEMBER %
Gun iisco''''.''...''.. - = GUN SciS...... - -
ARRIVED
schr J Robinson, lower river, 10 c Il Robin
sons Sons.
schr T ] Seward Georgetown to P Hooc
Schr Howard d OGDEN, lower river, TO j ii d
Smoot.
schr Mary sprague, altmOre, by Rcd
& Co.
schr A T Coleman, by P B Ifooe
PASSED DowT.
Steamer Henry L Bishop for New York.
DORAX SOAP white, just received and for sale
lei r. &c MILBU2N
INDIA GAUZE. 0ossamcr and Balbriggan
/ SHIFTS long asd short sleeves, inst received at
my12 AMOS Il SLAYMAKER'S.
SUITINGSl-G Good, pretty and
= cheap Salts made TO oIdcrsud fit guaranteed by
mh24 AMOS b. SLAYMAkER.
DULvERIZED GAIT, in boxes. suitable for ia
[ BILE and dairy, received today by
APPS J. G. MILBURN
n BBLs NEW HoMI&Y aud Ho,IINf GETS
noy23 &c MILBUGN
TOBACCO received to-day di-
) rect from the factory and for sale low by
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